Apparently accounts have already started being created to pretend to be verified. Users unfamiliar with the link verification system might end up not realizing that the link needs to be green with a checkmark.
Here's an example: https://techhub.social/@m7moodfamily10/115151656713463500
Tio Kiloku
npub1nr…qzepa
2025-09-05 12:33:11 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…32xd
Author Public Key
npub1nr58vxpsravgr70frf2vd8t9w2ajlqhdaseeeq2nfvadru9nvhusaqzepaSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2025-09-05 12:33:11 UTCEvent JSON
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